The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-06
cHArHAM SUPERIOR couRr.
presentmetlta of the Grand Jury for
the March Term, 1887.

the March Term, 1887.
IN The Hon Superior Court, Caaiham Comfy:
The grand jury of the March term, 1887,
make the following general proseatments:
CLERKS EXTRA CONFIRMATION.
Hinder authority given us by the Code,
so,tion 3, 507 we have passed upon an appli-
cation from the clerk of this court, for eX-
tro compensation for TRANSFERRING into
new books, the indexes to Judgment dockets,
and have allowed fop that service the sum
If two hundred dollars for payment in full.
PAY OF JURORS.
Understanding it to be our duty to fix the
oaI, of iurors-tor the year lSS1--in the Su-
peyior Court, we have to report that we
have fixed the pay at two dollars per day,
which is the maximum allowed by the Code.
AUGUSTA ROAD.
We find roadbed in fair condition. The
bridoes at Pipemaker's creek have all more
~ lass rotten timber, The west one seems
70 he unsafe, as stringers are entirely rotten,
hand railing gone
LOUISVILLE ROAD.
In bad order. The water courses leading
,cross the road are conducted through brick
cnIverts. some of which are entirely uncov-
orad ON top, They should be repaired by
.aicinCr the road on each side at once, as We
hicIes in passing over will do them serious
damage. We urge the Road Commissioners
10 see that this road receives prompt atten-
ton. The part corduroyed needs filling in,
as il is very rough for SO important road
TELFAIR ROAD.
Seams to be but little used is in fair con-
dition: hand railing on canal bridge gone;
flooring needs attention.
oGEECHEE ROAD.
Tn good order, except bridges, some of
which are in a bad condition. We would
recommend the use Of terra Gotta or some
other kind of drain pipe, say two feet i'll
diameter. instead of the small bridges now
in use, as after they are once put in they re-
ouire no further attention.
MIDDLE GROUND ROAD
Does not seem well defined, as there are
several branches leading from town. The
one that we examined was fair, and the road
good considering its sandy condition.
WATERS ROAD.
Not in good order, but we judge from
what we saw that the work now being done
would put it in good repair. Planking on
some Of the bridges rotten; stringers seem
to be sound.
WATERS ROAD EXTENSION.
This new piece of road is in good order,
and seems to be a valuable addition to the
roads of this county
CONVICT CAMPS.
We found one camp located temporarily
at Dixon's place, on the White Bluff road.
Convicts are at work near the White Bluff
road, about eight miles from town. They are
digging ditch 5000 feet long, ten feet
wide at the bottom and an average of TWEEN
ty-fve feet at the top. At the rate they are
now digging fifty feet per day, with thirty
men, it will take 100 days. The convicts all
looked well only one sick with slight
cold. Camps were in very good order.
NO. CAMP.
This is located on Bees road, east of Casey
canal, and is the permanent camp. In this
camp we found the books showing names of
prisoners, date of commitment, discharge,
etc, all of which seemed to be properly
kept The camp looked in good order, and
the convicts seemed to be well clothed and
fed We found three women on the sick
list, one of which would be discharged on
the following day. The convicts at this
camp are cultivating a garden, and will
raise an ample supply of vegetables.
4 a.- DRAINAGE.
In the western part of the county we find
a large section needing drainage. We have
been informed that the Savannah and Ogee-
chez canal prevents certain sections from
being drained as the bottom of the canal
has filled up and banks have been raised to
such height that renders drainage impos-
sible Under those conditions, we would
recommend that the County Engineer make
survey to establish or disprove this infor-
nation. North or the Central railroad and
west of the city could be easily drained, and
the need of so doing is apparent, as ponds of
water and bitches filled with stagnant water
are seen on all sides. There has been no
work done, so far as we know, by convictS
or any of the county forces for years in this
section, and it would seem as though this
neglected section should have additional
roads and better drainage.
We do not think any other section outside
OF the city limits is of as much Importance
IN Chatham county, or pays as much taxes,
as the last named section, and we hope the
county Commissioners will attend to this
matter and give proper drainage to this sec
ton at the earliest possible moment.
We have examined the books of the
county Commissioners and find them to be
well systemized and kept in good order.
We approve the estimated budget as made
up by the County Commissioners, with the
exception of the item of SO 1000 designated
lor the poor farm, not that we disapprove
OF the establishment of this much-needed in
atuton, but because it is not deemed ex-
pedlent to establish it during the present
year.
For information we submit below the
statement of the receipts and disbursements
Ihe moneys of the county for the year
NSo' '~SSA, 1000
CHATHAM COUNTY
Receipts and disbursements for the fiscal
year ending Feb. 2S, 1887:
March !, 1886. Bal cash in County
Aleosury '.....,..................S 53,23l "a
RECEIPTS.
rom rom general taxes of
r 1855. -; .........,S 1896 So
rom ON general taxes of
1885; ;............... 1850 90
rom insolvent tax fl fas. 1,133 OF
from JAN lees. .......... 7SS so
from liquor licenses. 1.O95 90
from jury fees. ......... 500
from specific taxes 100 GO
from new Jail fund ac-
count. .,.............,. 10,303 O6--- lSs, 142 10
Total ........................$ $40, 1873 "a
DISBURSEMENTS.
FOR Superior Court Account
99herlif and bailiffs. O01 80
SSerors pay, etc........... $40 rs
stationery and records . 442 90
Expense account . l357 OF
Jerks account. $500. 276 co. S12, e0s 81
por lnsolvent costs acct, /, $50 rs
'I IT, niIy Court. ......... 4.907 %
nuppleS. .......,,,,... o03 40